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[FIRST ON EWN] Boksburg mother still wants answers over twin babies' deaths
Eyewitness News is in possession of hospital documents that prove that Ndobe was expecting twins and gave birth to two baby girls six years ago.
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Mortuary workers to get professional training
MEC Gwen Ramokgopa announced on Thursday that the three-week-long-strike by the workers was officially over.
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Gauteng Health MEC to meet mortuary workers to understand reasons for strike
Forensic pathology officers returned to work this week following a three-week strike.
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Gauteng Health MEC Ramakgopa apologises to families following mortuary strike
Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says that 150 families are waiting for the postmortem results of their loved ones.
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Ramokgopa gives mortuary workers 3 days to clear backlogs cause by strike
MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says while not all state mortuaries are battling a backlog of post-mortems, she’s worried about 3 facilities.
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GP forensic pathology strike ends
Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa MEC says officials are now working to deal with the backlog.
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Medical negligence lawsuits cost Gauteng Health at least R1bn
The department has previously said that litigation against it is mounting, with more medical negligence cases being opened against its health officials at hospitals.
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Gauteng Health Dept faces court action over R2m payment
The San Michelle Psychiatric Home’s representative Martin Welz says after being in existence for the past 50 years, the organisation is now under threat.
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Psychiatric home wants Ramokgopa arrested for failure to pay subsidies
The High Court in Pretoria last week gave the Health Department just two days to pay the San Michelle home more than R2 million.
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Gwen Ramokgopa suspends mental health review board members
More than 100 psychiatric patients died after the department terminated its contract with Life Esidimeni.
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Ramokgopa tables budget with focus on mental health in wake of Esidimeni tragedy
More than 100 psychiatric patients died last year after the department terminated its contract with Esidimeni and moved more than 1,300 patients to NGOs.
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Gauteng social cluster MECs to present budget vote speeches
Gwen Ramokgopa and Panyaza Lesufi are among those who will table their projects in an effort to improve the lives of residents in the province.
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Gauteng mortuary strike: Nehawu, Health MEC to iron out differences
The union says it is optimistic that they will come to a mutually beneficial conclusion that should result in an end of the strike before the weekend.
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Military doctors deployed to clear mortuary backlog as strike continues
Striking provincial pathologists affiliated to Nehawu claim they have been made to conduct autopsies which fall outside the scope of their job description.
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MEC pleads with workers to call off strike while dept prepares to meet demands
The pathology workers' strike has led to a backlog, with more than 200 bodies at Gauteng mortuaries, and grieving families desperate to bury their loved ones.
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SANDF to help clear Gauteng mortuary backlog caused by pathologist's strike
Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says she visited the Diepkloof mortuary on Friday to try come up with resolutions to end the strike over salaries.
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Esidimeni: Disciplinary process for suspended GP health officials postponed
Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says a private attorney has been appointed by the department to further investigate the matter.
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Ramokgopa confirms measles outbreak in Gauteng
MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says of the 17 confirmed cases, 13 are in Johannesburg, three in Tshwane and one in the City of Ekurhuleni.
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91% of eligible patients moved from improper mental facilities – MEC Ramokgopa
MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says they have made inroads in addressing all the recommendations, after the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
